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overpraise

[oh-ver-preyz] / ˈoʊ vərˈpreɪz /
NOUN
blarney
Synonyms
STRONG
adulation baloney blandishment cajolery coaxing compliments exaggeration eyewash fawning honey incense ingratiation oil wheedling
WEAK
a line inveiglement soft soap soft words sweet-talk
VERB
flatter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charm
STRONG
adulate blandish bootlick cajole con court fawn glorify grovel humor inveigle jolly oil praise salve sell snow soft-soap soften stroke sweet-talk toady wheedle
WEAK
brown-nose build up butter up cater to get next to lay it on thick play up to rub the right way spread it on suck up to sweeten up work on work over
Antonyms
STRONG
condemn ignore
WEAK
belittle castigate criticize denounce insult offend
VERB
overrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exaggerate magnify overestimate oversell overvalue
STRONG
exceed
WEAK
assess too highly build up expect too much of make too much of overassess overesteem overprize overreckon rate too highly think too highly of think too much of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
play down
WEAK
underrate undervalue
VERB
puff
Synonyms
STRONG
admire advertise ballyhoo build up commend congratulate cry flatter hype plug praise promote push
WEAK
blow up press-agent
Antonyms
STRONG
censure conceal condemn criticize denounce hide
WEAK
secret
VERB
sweet-talk
Synonyms
STRONG
adulate blandish bootlick cajole charm con court fawn glorify grovel humor inveigle jolly massage oil praise salve sell soft-soap soften stroke toady wheedle
WEAK
brown-nose build up butter up cater to get next to lay it on thick play up to rub the right way spread it on suck up to sweeten up work on work over
Antonyms
STRONG
condemn ignore irritate repel turn off

Example Sentences

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Even last year,, external Chappell, rarely one to overpraise English batting, grouped Crawley with Root and Harry Brook as England's key Ashes batters.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Maybe the highest compliment came from Bob Gibson, never one to overpraise: “As a rule, I’m reluctant to express admiration for hitters, but I make an exception for Frank Robinson.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2019

The blowback from that tweet was such that Netflix has altered its methods a little, now opting for slightly ironic overpraise over outright sniffiness.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2019

Orwell and Hardwick present the “gross” overpraise as calculated; I think it usually is not.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2018

It would be difficult to overpraise the artistic, as well as the scientific value of this collection, exhibited in the Bahama Court of the Colonial Exhibition of 1886.

From Cuba Past and Present by Davey, Richard